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Test the effects of left and right handedness on writing speed and penmanship. Volunteers hand-copy the same paragraph of text, which samples look neater?

Many of the world's most important historical documents were written with quill pens. Have your kid make his own quill pen and put his penmanship to the test!

Learn about the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy with this New Year's activity about kakizome.

Anyone can write Dad a card for Father's Day; but for the dad who loves sports, get the family to write him a special haiku on a basketball instead!

Does your child have trouble holding a pencil? Is writing an excruciating task? The key is to build up those hand muscles! This water relay race can help.

Your middle schooler will receive a boost in his creative writing skills and reflect on the importance of Christmas as he rewrites the Charles Dickens classic.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by making personalized art out of some Celtic letters.

Help your kindergartener's handwriting, hand strength and coordination by making a "stress ball" from this homemade, nontoxic "silly squeezy putty."

Here's an activity to help your first grader read and write, while staying in touch with a faraway friend or relative. Here's how:

Help Mother's Day feel special for weeks and months ahead, while giving your child some good writing practice, too.

In this creative arts and crafts activity, children will design and create their very own alphabet tree!

Design a set of uppercase and lowercase alphabet cards, then use them to play memory and phonics games!

Make a creative Father's Day art card to celebrate your family's beloved guy!